Description:Resource development is an essential role for every board member, and critical to a nonprofit’s financial health. Unfortunately, these roles are also ones that board members struggle with most often. Join us to explore the reasons behind the lack of involvement. Learn specific methods and strategies to promote better board involvement and success in resource development.

Corporate Social Entrepreneur Leadership Series featuring Victor Barnes, VP of External Affairs for

Description:Corporate Social Entrepreneurship featuring Victor Barnes, VP of External Affairs for the National AIDS Fund. Mr. Barnes has a long career in HIV/AIDS and related development issues. Before becoming the Director of the HIV/AIDS Initiative at The Corporate Council on Africa in January of 2004, Mr. Barnes worked in The National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, at The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Barnes served as the Deputy Director of The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention and as the Associate Director for External Relations in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. While at CDC, he directed the Business and Labor Responds to AIDS Partnership, a public-private partnership initiated in 1992 to engage the U.S. private sector in HIV/AIDS prevention in the U.S. and abroad.Mr. Barnes began his federal government experience at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. in 1981 as a development officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). After twelve years, serving primarily in sub-Saharan Africa as a human resource development officer, Mr. Barnes joined the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at USAID. He began his HIV/AIDS prevention work overseeing the USAID HIV prevention portfolio, which provided funding and technical assistance to 35 developing countries for the design and implementation of HIV prevention programs. He remained with the Division for seven years, eventually becoming the Acting Chief of the Division.Mr. Barnes holds a BA degree in French, from Washington and Lee University and The University of Paris at The Sorbonne, an MA in African Area Studies from UCLA and an ABD in International Development Education (SIDEC) from Stanford. He is fluent in English and French.

Franchises: Which One is Right For YOU?

Dates: 10/11/10 -
10/11/10Location:
New York Plaza Building
Pottstown, PA

Description:If you are frustrated by corporate America, maybe your best solution is to own your own business. Learn about your options for business ownership. Find out how to determine if you are a good candidate. See what different types of opportunities there are. This will be a light and informal conversation with plenty of time for your questions.

Description:When was the last time you met with 30 business leaders before your second cup of coffee? Now you can! At the Speed Business Development on Thursday, June 10th at The Hub. Kistler Tiffany Benefits BCA would like to invite you to join us for coffee and a two hour Speed Business Development Session where you meet a new business leader every five (5) minutes.

Description:Delaware Bioscience Breakfast Series was launched in 2001 to bring together members of Delaware's life-science community to facilitate the creation of a life science community. This event is organized and sponsored by the Delaware Biotechnology Institute (DBI), the Delaware BioScience Association and the Delaware Technology Park. This industry-focused networking event is held every other month on the second Wednesday of the month at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute. Since its establishment, 40 breakfast meetings have been held, over 100 talks were presented, and over 2600 members of Delaware's life science community have attended.